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COOL, the nano-foods scare, Sara Lee's whole grain claim, errors in
packaging-size labeling, a new additive in poultry meat, and the FTC
weighs in on advertising to kids. Prime Label Consultants is pleased
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| USDA Takes
Action on Mandatory Country of Origin
Labeling |
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture today issued an interim final rule
for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program
that will become effective on September 30. Read
on...
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| Nano-Foods: The
Next Consumer Scare? |
Those consumers
already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food
reaching their tables may soon find something else in their
grocery carts to furrow their brows over -- nano-foods. Read
on...
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| Sara Lee
Clarifies Whole Grain Claim |
Sara Lee has
changed its whole grain claim on its white bread following a
settlement agreement with an advocacy group, demonstrating the
current sensitivity surrounding health claims. Read
on...
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| Free Food:
Packaging Labels Contain Errors |
Consumers are
either getting ripped off or eating free food when they buy
certain products. According to recent study, the labels on a
sampling of single serving foods reported their true weight
only about a third of the time. Read
on...
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| Food Additive
Could Inhibit C. perfringens Growth in Poultry
Meat |
Inorganic
polyphosphates (polyP) can be effective as antimicrobial
agents against Clostridium perfringens in meat products,
claims a new US study. Read
on...
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| FTC Issues
Report on Food Marketing to Kids |
The new Federal
Trade Commission study shows that there is a lot of marketing
aimed at children, and let's be perfectly clear it was not
spent urging kids to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
The food industry spent a billion and a half dollars urging
children to eat fast food, sugary cereals, soft drinks, and
other unhealthy foods. Read
on...
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